Memorial

Hough on the Hill

Hough on the Hill monument Face 1

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Current Location

All Saints Church, High Road, Hough on the Hill, South Kesteven, Lincolnshire, NG32 2AZ, England

OS Grid Reference

SK 92350 46374

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Memorial Details

Type of Memorial: Cross
WMR Reference Number: 595
Description: Calvary Cross on a shaft mounted on a square base with chamfered top corners. The whole sits on a large square stone base. Carved inscription and names for WW1 are on faces 2, 3 and 4 of the shaft base, and WW2 dedication and names incised on a tablet set into the front of the large stone base.
Inscription: Face 1, shaft base: TO THE HONOUR/ OF OUR BRAVE MEN/ WHO DIED FOR KING AND COUNTRY/ IN THE GREAT WAR./ 1914-1918./ Face 1 Tablet: TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN EVER GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THOSE LIVES/ ARDENTLY LIVED AND GENEROUSLY GIVEN/ FOR FREEDOM IN THE WORLD WAR 1939-1945/ (Names)/ THESE WERE HIS SERVANTS, IN HIS STEPS THEY TROD/ Face 2, shaft base: (WW1 Names)/ Face 3, shaft base: (WW1 Names)/ Face 4, shaft base: (WW1 Names)/

Commemoration

War: Second World War (1939-1945)
Number Commemorated: 4
Died: 4
Information shown: Surname, forename, initials, rank, unit
Additional Information: Surname 'Bamford' has been incorrectly spelt, should be 'Bramford'

War: First World War (1914-1918)
Number Commemorated: 13
Died: 13
Information shown: Surname, forename
Order of names: Surname

History

Maker(s): Messrs Streather and Winn of Grantham, Mason

Ceremonies

Unveiled

31 October 1920

Revd Frederick Markland Percy Sherriffs BA

Dedicated

31 October 1920

Revd Charles Henry Dodwell Moore MA, clergy and parishioners

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Hough on the Hill

Current Location

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Memorial Details

Commemoration

History

Ceremonies

Conservation

Components